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The Science Museum
It’s one of the most popular of London’s museums. It is situated in the centre of the capital. The museum was founded in 1857. The Science Museum is worth visiting because it is famous for its collections (everything from aeroplanes to microchips). There are also different exhibitions and special activities both for adults and children. Visitors can learn a lot about modern science and take an active part in different experiments.
Visitors can also spend a Science Night in the museum and see a film in the IMAX 3D cinema. The museum also arranges fantastic birthday parties. In the museum visitors can buy original souvenirs for their family and friends.
Children and grown−ups can come to the museum every day from 10 am to 6 pm.

The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty−six stories about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr Watson. According to the books, they lived in London, at 221B Baker Street.
In 1990 the Sherlock Holmes Museum was opened at this address.
The rooms in the museum look exactly as in the books. The visitors can sit in Mr Holmes’s armchair, put on his famous cap and see his violin and his chemistry equipment. They can also visit Dr Watson’s room.
On some days the visitors can meet Dr Watson who will answer any questions about Sherlock Holmes and his flat. The part of Dr Watson is played by an actor.
There are some special souvenirs in the museum shop. The museum is open every day of the year (except Christmas Day) from 9.30 am to 6 pm.

Madam Tussaud’s museum

Madam Tussaud’s is the most amazing wax museums in the world that attracts more than 2.5 million people every year. This museum is located in London close to the Baker Street.

Although the museum is one of the tourist attractions in London, Marie Tussaud, the founder of the museum, was French. She made her first wax model being only 17 years old! In 1835 Marie Tussaud established an exhibition which became a wax museum. Her first exhibition consisted of no more than 30 models.

There are several different halls in the museum: “The chamber of horrors” where the models of villains and their victims are presented. “Grand Hall” exhibits different historical, political and military figures. “The spirit of London” is dedicated to the history of London. There is also a separate hall for stars’ models.

Eevery day hundreds of people stay in a long queue to enter Madam Tussaud’s and to see their favourite actors, singers, members of the Royal Family and many other characters and celebrities made of wax that amaze with their resemblance to reality.

The museum is open Monday-Friday from 10.00 am to 5 pm. Weekends from 9.30 am to 5/30 pm.

The British Museum

The British Museum was founded in 1753 and opened its doors in 1759. It is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. It contains one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities and one of the largest libraries in the world: British Library.

The British Museum’s collection of seven million objects represents the rich history of human cultures. It includes monuments of primitive and antique culture, Ancient East culture, the richest collection of engravings (гравировки), pictures, ceramics, coins. People can also visit different exhibitions and learn about the history.

The British Museum library is now named the British national library. It has a copy of every book that is printed in the English language, so that there are more than six million books there. The British Museum Library has a very big collection of printed books and old and new manuscripts. You can see beautifully illustrated old manuscripts which they keep in glass cases. In the reading-room of the British Museum many famous men have read and studied. Charles Dickens, a very popular English writer and the author of ‘David Copperfield’, ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘Dombey and Son’ and other books, spent a lot of time in the British Museum Library.

The museum is open every day from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm. Friday from 10.00 am to 8.30 pm.

Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum is located near the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Science Museum in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1881. The Natural History Museum was originally part of the British Museum. The museum can be divided into several areas; the Life Galleries, Earth Galleries, Wildlife Garden, and Temporary Exhibitions.

In the Life Galleries people can see displays dedicated to Dinosaurs, Ecology, Human Biology, Mammals, Primates, the Origin of Species, and Minerals.

The Earth Galleries focus on the geological history of the earth and the solar system. The galleries have fascinating simulators enabling visitors to experience for themselves what it feels like to live through an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. They can also learn about plate tectonics and what influences climate.

The Wildlife Gallery is a one-acre garden space on the west lawn of the museum, where different British habitats are recreated.

The visitors can come to the museum every day from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm. Children till 18 can visit the museum free.